Democrats and Republicans in the Senate are laying the groundwork for a government shutdown standoff as the clock ticks down.

The advance vote: The Senate voted 62-38 to end debate on the bill – a cloture vote – and advance it to a final vote. Nine ...

Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada were among the first Democrats to publicly back the Republican funding bill, arguing that a ...

Senate Democrats are still not committing to helping Republicans pass a seven-month funding stopgap, edging the country ...

WASHINGTON – Ten Senate Democrats joined with most of their GOP colleagues on Friday to advance a government funding bill, averting a partial shutdown of major federal services beginning at midnight.

Schumer said he is the "best at winning Senate seats" amid questions about his leadership after he voted to advance a GOP ...

The Senate on Friday passed a Republican-led stopgap measure to keep the government funded ahead of a midnight deadline.

Democrats are openly questioning whether they lost their last point of leverage by ceding to Republicans in the latest ...

Top U.S. Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer on Thursday said he would vote to advance a Republican stopgap funding bill, signaling that his party would provide the votes to avert a government shutdown.

The U.S. Senate passed a stopgap spending bill Friday evening, averting a partial government shutdown and overcoming ...

Senate Democrats decided not to block a GOP-led funding bill, which many have said fails to do enough to rein in Elon Musk's DOGE.

The bill puts significant pressure on Democrats in the Senate, whose votes will be needed in order to avoid a shutdown. The ...